A deputy from the Rutherford County Sheriffs Office was involved in a shooting shortly before 3:00 o'clock Wednesday afternoon on Double Springs Road.

Preliminary reports indicate the deputy suffered minor scratches from a scuffle that broke out.

Evidently, 54 year old Jeffery Underhill was shot while in the driveway of a home in the 400 block of Double Springs Road. The shooting occurred when Underhill allegedly got into a fight with the Rutherford County Sheriff's Deputy who responded to the address for a second time due to a prior call.

Since an agency is not able to investigate a shooting in which one of its members is a party, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is gathering evidence. As soon as more information is released, NewsRadio WGNS will let you know.

Susan Niland with the TBI told WGNS:

"At the request of District Attorney General Jennings Jones, TBI Special Agents are investigating the circumstances that led up to an officer involved shooting that occurred Wednesday afternoon at 427 Double Springs Rd. in Rutherford County.

Around 3:00 PM a deputy with the Rutherford County sheriff's office came to this address to make contact with an individual living here, in response to a prior incident that occurred earlier this week.

At some point, a physical altercation occurred in the driveway between the individual and the deputy. During the altercation, the deputy fired his weapon, striking the man. The individual, Jeffrey Underhill, DOB 11/12/62, was transported to Vanderbilt University where he is being treated. The deputy sustained minor injuries from the scuffle.

As is TBI policy, we will not provide the name of the deputy who was involved in the officer involved shooting; we will defer to the local agency to provide that information as they see fit. Upon the conclusion of our investigation, the case file will be turned over to the District Attorney's Office for his review."